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Mohr Method: Determination of Chloride

This document describes the Mohr method for determining the concentration of chloride in a sample. The method involves titrating a sample solution containing chloride ions with a silver nitrate solution until the reddish-brown silver chromate precipitate indicates the endpoint. The volume of silver nitrate used is then used to calculate the percentage of chloride in the original sample based on the stoichiometry of the silver chloride precipitation reaction. Reagents include potassium chromate as the indicator and standardized silver nitrate. The procedure is outlined in steps involving preparation of solutions, titration, and calculations.

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Mohr Method: Determination of Chloride

This document describes the Mohr method for determining the concentration of chloride in a sample. The method involves titrating a sample solution containing chloride ions with a silver nitrate solution until the reddish-brown silver chromate precipitate indicates the endpoint. The volume of silver nitrate used is then used to calculate the percentage of chloride in the original sample based on the stoichiometry of the silver chloride precipitation reaction. Reagents include potassium chromate as the indicator and standardized silver nitrate. The procedure is outlined in steps involving preparation of solutions, titration, and calculations.

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MOHR METHOD

DETERMINATION OF CHLORIDE

INTRODUCTION

Titration is a process by which the concentration of an unknown substance in solution is determined by


adding measured amounts of a standard solution that reacts with the unknown. Then the concentration
of the unknown can be calculated using the stoichiometry of the reaction and the number of moles of
standard solution needed to reach the so-called end point.

Precipitation titrations are based upon reactions that yield ionic compounds of limited solubility. The
most important precipitating reagent is silver nitrate. Titrimetric methods based upon silver nitrate are
sometimes termed argentometric methods. Potassium chromate can serve as an end point indicator for
the argentometric determination of chloride, bromide and cyanide ions by reacting with silver ions to
form a brick-red silver chromate precipitate in the equivalence point region.

The Mohr method uses chromate ions as an indicator in the titration of chloride ions with a silver nitrate
standard solution. After all the chloride has been precipitated as white silver chloride, the first excess of
titrant results in the formation of a silver chromate precipitate, which signals the end point (1).

By knowing the stoichiometry and moles consumed at the end point, the amount of chloride in an
unknown sample can be determined. This report describes experiments aimed at determining the
concentration of chloride in a solid sample.

REAGENTS

Potassium Chromate
Silver Nitrate
NaCl

METHOD

1. Preparation of 5% Potassium Chromate Sol’n


 Weigh 5g K2CrO4 into a flask
 Dissolve to 100 mL distilled water, swirl for 30 mins
 Store in a cool dark place away from direct lighting
2. Preparation and Standardization of 0.1M AgNO 3
 Weigh 0.584g NaCl (dried overnight @105C)
 Transfer to a volumetric flask
 Dilute to 100 mL mark, mix well.
 Weigh 4.245g AgNO3 into a volumetric flask
 Dilute to 250 mL mark
 Measure 10 mL of NaCl sol’n into a 250 mL flask
 Add 1 mL K2CrO4
 Titrate with 0.1M AgNO3 to reddish brown solution
 Record the volume

Calculation of the Molarity of AgNO3:

C1V1=C2V2

C1= molarity of NaCl sol’n

V1= volume of NaCl sol’n as analyte

C2= molarity of AgNO3

V2= volume of AgNO3 as titrant

METHODOLOGY

1. Weigh 3.5-5g sample to a flask


2. Add 50 mL of distilled water, swirl for 15 min
3. Add 1mL of K2CrO4
4. Titrate with 0.1M AgNo3
5. Presence of reddish-brown sol’n indicates the end point
6. Record the volume of the titrant

Calculation % Salt:

= (V x N x 5.84)/ Ws

Where:

V= Volume of AgNO3

N= Normality of AgNO3

Ws= Sample weight

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